DO NOT PUT LOOSE
SHARPS IN THE TRASH
WARNING
Needle stick injury can expose you to infectious
diseases such as Hepatitis and HIV.
TO AVOID INJURY…
Do not force sharps
into container
7
BILLION
SHARPS ARE DISCARDED IN THE TRASH
Do not put fingers
inside container
BE SMART
WITH
SHARPS
Do not remove needle
EVERY YEAR.
Up to 850,000 people are injured every year by
sharps that are not discarded properly.
Used sharps can cut people,
infect them and spread disease.
Sources: www.safeneedledisposal.org. and www.calpsc.org.
USE A SHARPS CONTAINER
These are sharps
Syringes
Do not bend or break needle
Do not recap needle
KEEP YOUR COMMUNITY SAFE
DO NOT throw loose
sharps in trash
DO NOT put sharps
in recycling
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GET A SHARPS CONTAINER
FREE sharps containers may be available from
your doctor, hospital, health insurance or
medication supplier.
You can also buy a sharps container from
your pharmacist or online.
Needle connectors
Portable travel containers
Lancets
Needles
Sharps container with
vertical drop slot
Auto injectors
Infusion sets
DO NOT flush
sharps down toilet
KEEP OUT
of reach of children
Sharps container with
horizontal drop slot
In some areas it is illegal to dispose of sharps in the trash.
Please follow your community guidelines.
Report problems associated with sharps and sharps disposal containers
to the FDA (800-FDA-1088).
For information about rules and laws in your community, contact
the Coalition for Safe Community Needle Disposal at 800.643.1643.
For more information on sharps visit fda.gov/safesharpsdisposal.
Use a Sharps Container
1
Visually check sharps container for
hazards before handling. Read all labels.
container is not overfilled
or damaged.
CHECK
Stop using sharps container
when 2/3 full or
filled to FULL line.
that container is large
enough to fit your sharp.
If You Cannot Get
a Sharps Container…
FDA RECOMMENDS ALWAYS USING
FDA-CLEARED CONTAINERS
DROP, DON’T FORCE SHARPS INTO
CONTAINER. FORCING, COMPRESSION
OR OVERFILLING CAN CAUSE CONTAINER
PUNCTURE AND RESULT IN INJURY.
FULL
SHARPS
MAKE SURE
Discard a Sharps Container
REGULATED
MEDICAL WASTE
If you do not have a sharps container, use an empty household
container with these features:
BIOHAZARD
Tight-fitting lid
that cannot be
punctured
Stays upright
1
Close sharps container
as instructed on label.
Different containers have different closures.
Made of
heavy-duty
plastic
Does not leak
DO NOT USE
These containers can break or puncture easily.
milk
Milk container
Soda can
Glass container
Water bottle
Dispose of a household sharps
container when it is 2/3 full:
2
Bring sharps container to a sharps
disposal program.
1
Close lid and tape shut.
Label container.
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Put sharp in container immediately
after use.
Keep your hands
behind the sharp tip.
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Find a program through your local waste or public health
department, your doctor, veterinarian, hospital or pharmacist.
TYPES OF SHARPS DISPOSAL PROGRAMS:
Mail-back program
Drop box or supervised
collection site
Special waste
pick-up service
At-home needle
destruction device
Syringe exchange
program (SEP)
Hazardous waste
collection site
For information about rules and laws in your community, contact
the Coalition for Safe Community Needle Disposal at 800.643.1643.
For more information on sharps visit fda.gov/safesharpsdisposal
or safeneedledisposal.org.
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Bring container
to a sharps disposal program.
If you cannot find a disposal program, put container in center
of full trash bag and discard in regular trash.*
DO NOT
put sharps containers
in RECYCLING!
* In some areas it is illegal to dispose of sharps in the trash.
Please follow your community guidelines.